i would like to make a roof rack for my cherokee im thinking of using square stock has anybody made one out of square stock??

 

search some of the threads alot of people have used square stock

 

I have seen a lot made out of square stock. I think they look good and look pretty easy to make.

 

Mine is being made out of 1"x1"x.083" wall square.

 

I'm not sure if your interested in buying a rack, I was thinking about fab too, but I finally found a rack that is cheap enough not to fabricate.... It's a little over 5' long by just under 4' wide, and only $110. I will be buying one soon, but I can't tell you at this time if it is sturdy enough for what you need. At $110 bucks its hard to ignore though, fab is gonna cost you at least half that and 5 times as much work. Just my tc

 

http://www.discountramps.com/roof-luggage-rack.htm

 

there is a guy on here that made a sweet one and posted the plans for it. im cant remember his user name. but props to that guy. im thinkin about building one.

 

i made my own roof rack out of mostly 1/2 inch steel tubing. i have some pictures in my thread. hope this helps.

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/19...roading-65867/

 

We found a ladder stand on craigslst for 30 bucks and made a rack out of that:

 

Hey man, I used 1/2 inch rigid conduit tubing and it was very easy to work with and cost dirt cheap at Home Depot. I made the roof rack from start to finish in 1 1/2 days. It ended up turning out really good, and is super strong, I drove it out at ocotillo wells desert for 3 days straight with over 2 hundred pounds of gear in it, and it help up like a champ. I got a video of my jeep on youtube and you can see the roof rack and how awesome it turned out! It only ended up costing me grand totaly of 60 bucks for all the metal and it looks better than the $1300 Gobi roof racks. I have had a million compliments on it. Heres the link to the video.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http:...?v=odqOZKOJpHI .... Hope you figure out what your going to do. Its really nice having the extra gear storage area.

 

This is nice looking roof rack. I like it.

 

I also made mine out of conduit. Picked up a conduit bender from a pawn shop. Between it and the conduit, only had about $75.

 

Some pics from about a year ago...

 

Looks cheaply made no cross supports and i know with flex that paint on the bottom will start to crack then rust that fencing bottom rite out also you have to buy a mounting bracket, so it is not as cheap as you think. Although wheeling in the woods i gave my roof rack up , i kept wacking it on everything and got fed up having to stop and re attach it or rachet it down , yes they look awsome but are not practial for woods wheelin, in cravases with trees down over them lol. CL one there always on there sold mine for 150 , bought it for 50 , new was km safari rack at 370, so there are a lot out there if you need one, but then again fab is most of the fun!!

 

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